At 3 o'clock in the morning on April 18, Beijing time, the second leg of the 23/24 Champions League 1/4 finals was contested, and Bayern was at home against Arsenal. In the last round of the Bundesliga, with Bayer Leverkusen beating Bremen 5-0 at home to win the first Bundesliga title in team history, Bayern only has the Champions League left to compete for this season, otherwise the four will be empty.
Arsenal have also been in poor form lately, losing 2-0 at home to Villa in the last round of the Premier League, giving up the title initiative to Manchester City, and are currently two points behind the top of the table. In the first leg between the two sides, Arsenal drew 2-2 at home to Bayern Munich and missed the opportunity to advance.
In the first half, both sides went on and off, with both teams threatening the goal with long-range shots, but Musiala and Odegaard couldn't find the back of the net. In the second half, Bayern took the lead in creating a threat. In the 47th minute, Kimmich crossed diagonally into the penalty area, and Goretzka's header hit the post. In the 63rd minute, Guerrera crossed and Kimmich headed home the winning goal. After that, Arsenal launched an onslaught, but were unable to change the scoreline. In the end, Arsenal lost 0-1 away to Bayern, and was eliminated with an aggregate score of 2-3 and missed the Champions League semi-finals.
It's frustrating for Arsenal to lose two crucial games in four days. At present, Arsenal are two points behind Manchester City in the Premier League, the FA Cup has also stopped in the third round, the League Cup has missed the last eight, and the Champions League has now missed the last four, and it is likely that the big four will be empty again.
On the other hand, Bayern defeated Arsenal to advance, and the team reached the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time in four years. The last time Bayern reached the last four of the Champions League was on August 15, 2020, and they have failed to reach the last four in the following four years, which is not the level that Bayern should be. Although they have missed out on winning the Bundesliga title this season and Tuchel will also leave his post, the "Southern King" is still there, and this is the fifth time they have eliminated Arsenal in the Champions League.
In this way, there are 2 Bundesliga teams in the top 4 of this Champions League, which have become the biggest winners. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League the day before, Dortmund reversed Atletico Madrid to advance to the last four of the Champions League.
For Arsenal, dropping the chain at the end of every season only shows that the team is not mature enough. Although the team's previous back-to-back away wins gave the team hope of regaining the title, losing two key games in four days seemed to have fallen to the bottom overnight. Hopefully Arsenal can pick themselves up, after all, there is still a chance in the league and we can't give it up. (Xiong Yixuan)